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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 552ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 703rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,112th
The Armed Republic of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
Monolith
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Monolithistan

Population5.846 billion

CapitalThe citadel of Bob
LeaderGlorious Supreme Overlord Bob the Great
FaithChurch of The Monolith

CurrencySandys
AnimalTiger

The Armed Republic of Monolithistan is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Glorious Supreme Overlord Bob the Great with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.846 billion Comrades are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The citadel of Bob. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Monolithistanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,377 trillion Sandys a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 235,677 Sandys, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The police are tightening their grip on alcohol smugglers, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct, the nation needs a second job to pay the bills, and a light facial coating of soot is seen as the mark of an honest and hardworking man. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monolithistan's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of The Monolith.

Monolithistan is ranked 30,713th in the world and 22nd in Hell for Most Developed, scoring 82.98 on the Human Development Index.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 552ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 703rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,112thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,623rdMost Patriotic: 2,941stLowest Crime Rates: 3,121stTop
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Most Authoritarian: 3,447thMost Devout: 3,633rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,884thHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,286thMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,330thMost Conservative: 4,531stMost Corrupt Governments: 4,804thMost Advanced Public Education: 4,921stLargest Governments: 5,200thLargest Black Market: 6,421stHighest Average Incomes: 7,644thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,680thMost Advanced Public Transport: 10,889thLargest Mining Sector: 10,907thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11,349thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,547thLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,275thSmartest Citizens: 15,903rdTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 18,278thHealthiest Citizens: 22,800thMost Beautiful Environments: 24,655thHighest Economic Output: 26,680thMost Extreme: 27,326thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 29,779thMost Developed: 30,713thMost Subsidized Industry: 32,166th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 3rd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 4th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 5th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionMost Devout: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 5th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionMost Extreme: 6th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Governments: 8th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 9th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 10th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 11th in the regionLargest Black Market: 11th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 11th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 12th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 12th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13th in the regionMost Conservative: 14th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 14th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 16th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Monolithistan's influence in Hell rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, a light facial coating of soot is seen as the mark of an honest and hardworking man.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, the nation needs a second job to pay the bills.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, the police are tightening their grip on alcohol smugglers.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, psychological disorders are a taboo subject.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, Air Monolithistan tickets have reached sky-high prices due to a complete monopoly on air travel.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, people with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia faint upon diagnosis.
  • : Following new legislation in Monolithistan, they who do not work shall not eat.

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